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i LetterslPatent No. 72,805, dated December 31, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN BBB-RIVES.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY'CONGERN: U Y

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. CONWELL, of Knoxville, in the county of Marion, and in the State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bee-Hives; and do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference'being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents a. horizontal vertical section ofthe entirehive.

Figure 2, a cross-seotion with the upper cap or box taken off.

My invention consists in the construction of a bee-hive (which I prefer to term thc Paragon") that will protect the bees in winter, and prevent moth from killing the bees at all times, and have self-adjusting frames.

This bee-hive is composed. of three sections, A B C, section A being the base,and projecting (a) alittle farther front of the frame section, and Yextending also to the rear of the same. This, portion of the hive-isa narrow box, and is provided with a partition, c, near its centre. lVithin each of the compartments in the box A are drawers, D E, the former being intended for catching the moth, and the latter for feeding the bees. The

,drawer Dis separated from tho comb-frame, section B, by a. wire screen,f, upon the top of sec-tion A, which prevents-the bees from buildingtheir combs in this drawer; while the dra-wer E is also separated by a similar screen,f, and has anvadjustable metal plate, e, so that the bees can easily be fed, andthe moth-atall times removed from` either of said drawers, and the bees cannot y into the face of the apiarist. This latter drawer,

E, opens from the rear of the hive, as seen, while the drawer D opens at either side of the hive, being an advantage, as drawers opening in front always vcatch more or' less bees. The front of this section, a, is bcvelled, as seen, and has a communicating space, r', which allows the moth to pass into the drawer D, whichdraweris bevelled on cach side. The top of this section vhas a wire screen,f, as heretofore described, over drawer vD, which allows ventilation into the hive, and should moth get inside of the hive, they `will pass into the trap g through the opening z, and from thence into the drawer E, with its feed and float d. Placed upon the top of this base, A, is-the comb-frame box B, which box has suitable openings, z', for the entrance of the bees and Ventilating the hive, said openings being provided with buttons, so that they may be closed whenever desired. One side of the box has a small hinged door which covers a glass, so that the apiarist can sce the frames at all times. Near the top of the inner side of this box B are two bars, H H, upon which the frames are suspended. These bars are provided with notches t t #,'which are placed equidistant from each other. F FF represent the comb-frames.

Theseframes are composcdof three triangular-shaped bars for topand sides,'and connected together, and have a flat barat the bottom.- The top bars are longer than the "others, and beingcoovex on' their under sides, tit neatly within the notches t t in 'the bars H H, andv are thereby kept suspended in place. These bars do not touch the sides of the hive nor the bottomt hereof, and by means of the three'surfaccs on their inner sides, cause the bees to build their combs perfectly straight within the frames, and, being separated from eachother, one can be easily and readily withdrawn anda new one inserted, withontdisturbing the remainder. Upon the top of the frame-box B is placed the usual perforated board communicating with the surplus-honey boxes G G, which are constructed in the usual form and rest upon the board. This board has a Ventilating-screen, and is merely y laid upon the t'op of the box B. C represents the upper section, which is a. bottomlessbox laid over and upon the tops of the honey-boxes.

This hive will eiectually preserve the bee in winter,'anld will be found a valuable device for colonizi-ng the bees and catching the moth.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l.. The under section A, formingv a base for thc hive, and provided with the drawer-'1), opening at either l side, and the drawer` E, opening at the back, said section having projecting inclined front, with opening a; and screen b, tllewhole constructed and used in the manner and for the purposesA set forth.

2. The combination ofthe sections A B C with their drawers, honey-frames, and boxes, provided with their communicating spaces and ventilation, their several parts constructed, arranged, and usedin the manner and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that vI claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set nay-hand, this 16th day of. September, 1867.

G. E. CONWELL.

Witnesses:

A. B. Misma, H. B. KEEFER. 

